Clover or flax attachment for self-binders



(No Model.)

w. BAUER. CLOVER 0R FLAX ATTACHMENT FUR SELF BINDERS.

(Application filed Feb. 2, 1898.)

Patented Jan. 3, I899.

VILLIAM BAUER, OF RUGGLES, OHIO.

CLOVER OR FLAX ATTACHMENT FOR SELF-BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,073, dated January3, 1899.

Application filed February 2, 1898. Serial No. 668,898. (No model.)

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BAUER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buggies, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, haveinvented a Clover or Flax Attachment for Self-Binders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is a clover and flax attachment to a self-binder, in whichattachment are embraced the following advantages: first, that it willwork automatically without the attention of the driver; second, that itcan be quickly adjusted to drop off small or large gavels; third, it islight and durable, and, fourth, it can be easily and quickly put on ortaken off. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which-*- Figure 1 is an entire view of themachine, looking from the binder end of the machine. Fig. 2 shows thebottom of the machine and how it is attached to the binder. Fig.3 showsa rear end view and the gearing that runs the machine. Fig. l is anenlarged view of the gearing in Fig. 8, showing how it is attached tothe binder and the friction-clutch. Fig. 5 is a crosssection of Fig. 4,showing how it is attached to the binder. Fig. 6 shows the opposite sideof Fig. 3 and shows the trip on rake-wheel O and the trip-lock andspring.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. Thesmall letters of the alphabet are used for the framework and the largeletters of the alphabet are used for the gearing.

In Fig. 1, A is the rake-beam. B B are the rake-teeth, tipped with iron,so that they will go through the clover and flax easily. 0 is a wheel onrake-beam A. (Shown more fully in Figs. 3 and 6.) D is the trip onrake-wheel C. a is the main table-beam. (Shown best in Fig. 2.) b is thefront top cross-beam. c is the rear top cross-beam. c e is thebracebeam; f f, the braces. g is the connectingtable. j is a springfitting in block 3, so that the beam A can be taken out. 7.: 7a are thelong table-bars. Z Z are the short table-bars. m is a shield to protectthe gearing. n n is a front shield. 0 is the front bottom beam;

12, a beam connecting beams 0 b.

In Fig. 2 main table-beam a is shown, also upper beam h and a short beam2', connecting table 9 by the hinges a a. E is the drivingshaft of thebinder. H is the journal 011 main shaft E. I is the pivoted journal-box,which can be drawn to one side (shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2)when you want to detach the machine, or put in position and fastened bya journal-fastener J and fastened by a hook K. Journal-fastener J canalso be drawn to one side, as shown by the dotted lines. If is a bottomcross-beam. The machine is quickly and easilyput on or taken off.

Fig. 3 shows the gearing of the machine run by the shaft E of thebinder. O is a cogwheel on the rake-beam A. It is run by a small pinionL on shaft M, connecting with the drive-shaft E. \Vheel O has two places011 opposite sides without cogs, (shown by F,) so that the pinion L canrun all the time. The co -Wheel 0 stands still until the weight of thegrain disengages it from trip-lock TV and turns it far enough to becaught by the pinion L. It will then make a half-revolution, turning therake-beam A, and throwing off a gavel. A half-revolution is made foreach gavel. M is the shaft connected with main shaft E, held by bracketY in corner of frame. N is a bur on shaft M, so that thespring on shaftM can be made to bear heavier or lighter on friction-clutch O. P is abevel cog-wheel connected with cog -wheel R on. shaft E. Fig. 4 showshow it is attached to drive shaft E, looking down on it, and also an enlarged view of cog R, fastened by a screw R, and cog-wheel P andfriction-clutch O. The cog-wheel P is movable on shaft M. The friction-clutch 0, having a slot in it, in which is a bolt T through theshaft M, is held against cog-wheel P by a spring. By this means thegearing cannot break if the machine should clog. It will trip over whenthe pressure is too hard.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section of Fig. l, showing Fig. 6 is the opposite sideof cog-Wheel C, which shows the trips D D, which are adjusted by boltsand slots and the trip-lock WV, which is held by a spring V, adjusted bya bolt V. By this arrangement the machine can be adjusted to throw offgavels of any size.

The rake can be taken off readily, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, bypressing down the spring IO j in Fig. 1 and slipping the rake up and bymoving the block Z and moving the frame 20 to the side, as shown in Fig.3.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a clover and flax attachment to a selfbinder, trips D D, trip-lockXV, spring V, and

IVILLIAM BAUER.

Witnesses:

C. D. FAIR. D. R. FAIR.

